John J. Pershing
John J. pershing was born in laclede, Missouri, on the 13th of september in 1860. He graduated from West Point Academy and graduated , and then went to fight in the indian wars and also in Spanish American war during World War I. John was the class president at West Point, yet not being the best student he still became the class president. After graduating he joined the Buffalo Soldier to fight the tribes none as Sioux and Apache. During the Spanish American war he lead the all black 10th Cavalry and was afterward was awarded the Silver citation star for the defeat of the Spanish. In 1905 John military record caught the eye the the president of the time; Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1917 America entered World War I. John J. Pershing
Jarrod J. Rein is an eighteen-year-old with dark brown hair and brown eyes to match the brown arid dirt of Piedmont, Oklahoma. His skin is a smooth warm tan glow that opposes his white smile making his teeth look like snow. Standing a great height of six foot exactly, his structure resembles a bear. He is attending Piedmont high school where he in his last year of high school (senior year). He is studying to be a forensics anthropologist. Also he is studying early in the field of anatomy to be successful in his profession. While not always on the rise for knowledge Jarrod’s swimming for his high school. In a sense it’s like you see double.
In American history, there are numerous people who stand out more and are emphasize more than other in history of our country. One man, John Hancock, is one of those astonishing men that stand out.
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with John and made him enlist in the Marines. While in the service he published "Moonlight on the Potomac Waltzes". That was his first published composition and the beginning of a very successful career. After spending 8 years in the Marines, he was discharged. John found the love of his life in 1879.
Captain John Gordon was an extremely interesting individual and ancestor of mine. I found out about him when I told my grandmother about how we were talking about Andrew Jackson in class. John Gordon was a very close friend to Andrew Jackson, helping him with many conflicts during the Creek War of 1813. He was born on July 15th, 1759 near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Captain Gordon was well known as an Indian fighter, as well as being a Postmaster, ferryman, and even a spy. Although John Gordon is not one of those people you read about in history books, his actions are very remarkable and worth recognition.
Over a three week period in October 2002 a series of random sniper attacks paralyzed the Washington D.C. area. The shootings happened in in various establishments such as super markets, gas stations, restaurants and near schools turning normal tranquil areas into chaotic murder fields. There were no age group, gender or ethnicity that was safe, Victims were randomly selected and everyone was targeted. After the murderous spree, ten people were declared dead and several others wounded. The perpetrators were finally apprehended while they were sleeping at a resting spot and later identified as forty-one-year-old John Allen Muhammad and his seventeen-year-old Jamaican-American protégé, Lee Boyd Malvo.
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and also in the Indian Wars. Raised in the cities Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted in West Point in 1858, where he was graduated last in his class. However, with outbreak of the Civil War, all officers were needed, and Custer was called in to serve for the Union. General Custer developed a strong reputation throughout the Civil War. He fought in the first major engagement, and also in the First Battle of Bull Run. His association with many important officers helped him with his career, as his success as a highly effective cavalry commander. Custer was also promoted to the rank of major general and major general of Volunteers. At the conclusion of the Appomattox, in which his troops played a big role, Custer was at General Robert E. Lee's surrender.
George Armstrong Custer was born on the fifth of December in the year 1839 in New Rumley, Ohio. He grew up in Harrison County with his siblings and proud parents, Emanuel Custer and Maria Ward Kirkpatrick.(George A. Custer) The family consisted of George born in 1839, Nevin born in 1843, Thomas in 1845, Boston in 1848, and little Margaret in 1852.(Kent) Since George or “Autie” as they called him, was the oldest he often helped his father when he worked in the blacksmith shop and on their farm.(Kent) Family stories were told about Emanuel being in a local militia group. Like his father, George strove to be a soldier in the U.S. army because his family couldn’t afford his former goal of becoming a lawyer. He even started dressing in small soldier uniforms at the age of four.(McNamara) Little did he know he would later have his dreams become a reality and become one of the most accomplished United States generals of all time.
First, we will discuss General George Armstrong Custer who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York in the last of his class in 18613. To his benefit, the Civil War had just begun and the need for trained officers was paramount at the time. Custer was first commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to the 2ND Cavalry Regiment where he performed duties as a runner during the first Battle...
John Hancock was a big part in the revolutionary war. He was a revolutionary war leader. Hancock was also the signer of the or the declaration of independence or independence in 1776. While he signed the declaration of independence he was the president of congress. John was the commemorator of the boston massacre.
Another important person would be Major General George Sykes. He was born on October 9th, 1822 in Dover, Delaware. He graduated from West Point with the Class of 1842 and from there he went to Florida to join in on the second Seminole war. Governor William Burton served in many states during the Civil War, like New Mexico and Texas. He was considered one of the best officers in the Army. In the regular army he was known as “Tardy George.” General George Sykes died while he was in the army on active duty in Texas as the 20th
Westmoreland was born on March 26, 1914, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Westmoreland was a very highly regarded General in the military. He led American troops through a large part of the Vietnam War as a four star general. He was a very controversial leader in this war, he had a long, notable career in the U.S. Army. From the time he was a teenager Westmoreland knew that the military was a part of his life. He went to school at the Citadel for about a year until he entered West Point. He graduated in 1936 and he earned the Pershing Sword award after being the top student in his class. The Pershing Sword award is an award you get for being the most militarily proficient cadet. When Westmoreland joined the military he was already a first captain for his rank because he had graduated a military school with his Pershing Sword award. For a few months Westmoreland was serving as a deputy to the U.S. Commander General Paul Harkins. After he was finished serving for a while General Paul Harkins put General Westmoreland in charge of troops in South Vietnam. He was the head of the Military Assistance Command. This was around the time when he got promoted to a four star general. Once Westmoreland was put to this position he assured America that they would win the war. One way he planned to carry out this goal was by escalating the number of American troops in the country. When Westmoreland gained control in 1964, there were about 15,000 to 20,000 American "military advisors" in Vietnam. By 1968, there were approximately a half million American soldiers in Vietnam. Westmoreland calculated achievement in Vietnam by the number of foe troops killed by the enormous quantity of American troops. The general supposed that if the enemy was killed at a pace that would be more rapidly than they could be replaced, the so-called "war of attrition," victory would be forthcoming. Westmoreland's strategies lost support over his term in Vietnam. The boost in troops did not
General John Pershing was arguably one of the most creative, tactical commanders and of the last century. His commitment to his troops, his duty, and his loyalty to the United States and his sense of honor fashioned one of the greatest leaders our country has ever seen. His contributions to the modern army is beyond reproach (Perry, 2011).
59 year old John Glover Roberts Jr, was born on January 27, 1955 in Buffalo, New York. He was the only son of John G. “Jack” Glover Sr. and Rosemary Podrasky Roberts. His ancestry was Irish, Welsh, and Czech (O'Dowd). In 1959 his family moved to Long Beach, Indiana where he attended first, a Catholic Elementary School (Notre Dame), and then a private Catholic boarding school (La Lumiere in La Porte, Indiana). John then entered Harvard with aspirations of becoming a history professor.
John Trudell was born in Ohama, Nebraska on february 15,1946 where he was raised in small towns in Northern Nebraska near the southeast corner of South Dakota. The tribe he associates himself with is the Santee Sioux tribe (Nichols). In 1963, John was 17 years old in high school when he was called up to the principals office and was told that he had a lot of potential but that he needed to study hard to make something of himself. John felt disrespected because he felt like he had already made something of himself so after he left the meeting, he dropped out of school and this is when he joins the U.S. Navy. He served during the early years of the Vietnam War until 1967, where he would then go to college at San Bernadino Valley College in San Bernardino, California to study radio and broadcasting (Nichols). Years after that he will become a Native American Activist while joining two organizations named The Indians of All Tribes and the American Indian Movement.